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Berlin is working on a memorial about decolonization

The project Decolonial Memorial is a global, open and anonymous art competition with the aim to build a Decolonial Memorial: an artwork, reflecting on decolonization. The piece will be placed clearly visible on the forecourt of the Berlin Global Village and will be revealed to the public in fall 2024. The art competition and the creation of the artwork will be accompanied by an extensive educational program discussing Decolonization and innovative public relations.

About the Competition

News

Jan. 27, 2024

NEWS: this is the winning design

The art competition for the Decolonial Memorial is over and the winners have been announced! The winning design is titled "Earth Nest" and comes from "The Lockward Collective". The artist have already dealt extensively with decolonial themes in their work. Find out more about the winning design in the news section. 

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Next Event

The Exhibition: April/ May 2024

From April 26th to May 12th 2023, the submitted artistic concepts of the winner and the finalists will be exhibited at Museum Neukölln and presented to the public. The 20 finalists will be introduced in a digital exhibition on the website soon. The jury selected 20 designs from almost 300 proposals, one of which will ultimately be realized as a decolonial memorial. 

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The Jury

INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DECIDE AND ADVISE

During the evaluation and selection process, the Decolonial Memorial Project and Berlin Global Village are supported by a jury of specialist judges, expert judges, experts and coordinators with their expertise. The project is embedded in a broad civil society network. Under the link "network" you can find a brief introduction.